Lables shown in G.I. Jane

The movie GI Jane is about a “test” to see if women are capable of becoming part of combat units in the United States military. It is a test of the capabilities of a woman (played by Demi Moore) and to see if she can complete Navy SEAL training. This is designed to see if the US policy on women in combat units (Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Marine Force Recon, etc.) is valid. Currently, the US military does not allow women in front line units such as the SEALs and they are not allowed in units that are designated “combat arms” such as infantry, armor, and artillery.

The purpose of the policy is to keep women out of the front lines and the majority of the fighting when a battle is fought. Some people say that it is because women don’t have the physical capability to keep up with men and they would be a hindrance to the unit. In the movie the Command Ma

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Until she proved herself to be able to pull her own weight and keep up with the men in everything they did she was labeled as weak, and a liability to everyone around her.

When Lieutenant O’Neal was allowed into SEAL school she was labeled from the start as a female that would never be allowed to pass the training. From the moment she reported to her commanding officer she was treated differently. O’Neal was given different standards and various advantages in the name of “gender norming”. Quotes such as “No split tail’s getting through this program. If anything her fellow trainees wanted her to fail even more.

Because she was labeled as a woman her instructors wanted to see her fail and her fellow trainees had no desire to help her succeed.

The combination of being singled out and the fact that she was considered weak because of her gender made the training much harder than course is normally (which under normal conditions results in approx. In a situation like this being an individual is the easiest way to fail. The common sentiment was that this was a publicity stunt and that this woman had no place being there and no chance of passing. This type of treatment (regardless of how obvious it might be) is designed to single people out.

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